Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may trigger drug or alcohol use, or risky sexual conduct because of substance abuse might have caused the person to contract the disease. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS, either as a result of their substance abuse or as a pre-existing problem before their drug abuse issue, often require rehab services tailored in order to meet their particular needs and problems. A few of these problems are physical in nature, because of the fact that substance abusers with HIV/AIDS hardly ever look after themselves and take the proper medications they need to maintain their health. Because of this, they arrive to treatment in very poor physical shape and this will have to be handled as a priority while addressing other critical concerns. In addition to the obvious necessity to provide medical services while in rehab, individuals with HIV/AIDS will also need to tackle deeper issues which brought about their drug or alcohol use. Frequently, people have circumstances within their lives that are strictly environmental which may have caused them to turn to alcohol or drugs, such as oppressive conditions within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the issues which rehab counselors will give attention to in HIV/AIDS treatment services.